Comic-Con 2014: Friday's Hot Happenings

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The second day of the annual gathering of pop culture aficionados takes a small screen turn as blockbuster series "Game of Thrones" and "The Walking Dead" hit Comic-Con on July 25.

Also on offer are tips and tricks for Cosplay beginners, a look at Batman in the '80s and '90s (the Dark Knight turns 75 this year), how to create "Star Wars" origami, the latest from 20th Century Fox, a chat with the cast of "Orphan Black" and the world premiere of "Batman: Assault on Arkham."

Costumes of Comic-Con

Origami master folder Chris Alexander (author of "Star Wars Origami") is back at Comic-Con and ready to impart his master folding techniques so that you too can create "Star Wars" origami figures. Attendees will fold an exclusive convention model along with other art from a galaxy far, far away. Materials included. 10:00 a.m. Room 7AB

Catherine M. Fisher (award-winning costumer), Mike Schiffbauer (master prop maker and costumer), and Bob Mogg (Steampunk expert) will talk the basics of costuming and impart tips and tricks to help those new to cosplaying get started. 1:00 p.m. Room 29A

The Future of Geek

Has geek peaked? Industry-watchers Heidi MacDonald (The Beat), Rob Salkowitz ("Comic-Con and the Business of Pop Culture"), and Tim Beyers (Motley Fool) discuss the convention, movies, and publishing money trail and look foward to where it may lead fandom business in the coming years. 1:00 p.m. Room 28DE

The next entry in the ongoing series of DC Universe original movies is based on the bestselling "Batman: Arkham" video game series. To save Gotham the government assembles a group of villains and forces them to break into Arkham Asylum to retrieve top-secret information stolen by the Riddler. But it's the Joker who gets sprung and plans to use a dirty bomb to blow up Arkham Asylum and the city. Batman must use all his detecting powers and brawn to thwart the Joker and his cohorts. "Batman: Assault on Arkham" will be available on Digital HD on July 29 and as a Blu-ray Combo Pack on August 12. 7:00 p.m. Ballroom 20